Match-head or similar composition.



zen of the States, and

'TED STATES-PATENT OFFICE.

HENR KsTALER', or NEW YORK, N, Y.

MAT-CHQHEAJ) ORsI'MILAB COMPOSITION.

$ 443.76. m sin To all may concern Be' it"lmown that I, Hr;1\fn1 S'mma, a citiresident of N ew York,' in"the county of New York and Stateof "hlewq'York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Match- Head or milar Compositions, of which g 1s"a "spec1fica tion.

the rolls invention -relates to compositions for.

matches, fuses, fulminating compositions or pyrotechnicalpreparations and the like, and

' of gluefgums, dextrin and the like have more particularly to a new and improved binder or agglu'tinant'for the several active ingredients of such preparations.

As binders or aggl-utinants for match compositions or similar pre'parations,- solutions been used -li ei'etofore @An object of my intention isto provide a new'andimproved hinder or agglutinant for match compositions or similarpreparations,- w'hich imparts to the finished product ahigh degree of res-i stance aga'instdamp; Y ness and inoisture'and. a greater hardness than s'p w y bi ders ow. uSed io'r this purpose. Y

i Another object of-iny inrention is to make possib e the carrying out of the several-operations, .coinprisinggtheLpreparation of the compositions and the applications of thesame, at a relati\-'elyhightemperature The objectofmy invention is attained by ous paste, and ,v thereupon incorporating into the same :the active principles and tillers as desired. It is'be st to cool the Fcculose paste,

after which I add thereto the active principles, such as potassium chlorate, phosphorus, sulfur, and phosphorus sesquisulfid; fillers,

such as powdered glass, coloring'matteigozcidY of zinc, and other inert substances may be added in suitable proportions if'desired. I also may use other binders or agglutinants, such as animal or vegetable glue, 'gun1s,dex-

Specification of Letters Patent. v Pat t d Jun -22" 5 A pplica tion sia Marchrz, 915. Serial No. 15, 71, r

trin or-the like by mixing the-same with starch binder or adding them to the finished composition;

The Feculose which I use as'a -binderinmatch head-0r similar compositions -is on the market and sold-under the trade mark name of F eculose, Itma'y be. manufactured are harder and adhere better thanthose made-from compositions preparedby means of the ordinary binders. -The mixture, when. prcpared, does not. necessarily need 'to;be

used 1 immediately, but may be softened I again, if it should b'ecome stiffor hard, by

adding a suitable amount of water and grinding it once more. Ithasbeen-found necessary in the preparat on of match compositions and in applying the same, to-work.

tendency to eaplode violently and be thrown about in small fragments, when lighted, if

at an air ternperature .which does not ex- ,ceed F., because the matches have a higher temperatures thanjtheaforenamed prevail during: the" manufacturing operm Y Lions; Vhen using my new and improved starch binder, this disadvantage-is entirely p avoided, the -mat'c hes burning. quietly andusing, as the binder for 'agglutinant for without disintegration, even when higher temperatures have prevaiied during the.

manufacture.

I 'do not desire to limit myself to the use of-Iny improved binder ,or agglutinant in match compositions, but wish to include within the scope of my invention the use of said binder in all compositions and p repara tions ofa like and similar character, especially in all preparations requiring the 111- corporation of explosive substances or fulminants. such as fuses fulmi'natin ca s or pyrotechnical products.

Having fully described any invention, what I claim and desire to protect by Letters Patent is as follows: 7 i

1. .Acomposition of matterfor making matches and for similar purposes comprisin'g combustible and flaming materials, an"

oxygen carrying material and a binder. comprising an aqueous paste of Feculose.

' 2; A; composition of matter for making matches and for similar purposes, comprising potassium chlorate, sulfid of phosphorus,

and a binder comprising an aqueous paste of Feculose.

Signed at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York this 16th 10 day of March A. D. 1915.

HENRY STAIER. Witnesses S. B. SONNENFELD, ARTHUR. WORISOLEK. 

